The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-24
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

New ORLEANS Picayune: 1t is singular fact
that the recent cold snap in Georgia froze up
the refractory at Griffin and deprived the
town of ice
SIR JOHN LUBBOCK possesses an old queen ant
fourteen years of age. Recent experiments con-
firm the belief that ants recognized their friends
and that white ants are enemies to those of an
other nest, even belonging to the same species.
THE most extraordinary suit brought
against a railroad is that of Mrs. Seymour,
Chicago widow, who, while attempting to pass
from one car TO another was blown off the train
by the gale then raging. She wants S2o 900 for
that little blow.
CONGRESSMAN GLOVER, who used to vex the
man who made the Congressional Directory by
writing to him: Born in st. Louis, No. June
%, 1885," being married now and not caring who
knows his age, has filled in the long gaping
blank, with 4-1S45.
CHICAGO LEDGER: Lady-What can get a
divorce fora Iowa Lawyer-Nothing Lady
Why. how cheap! I always thought it took piles
of money. Lawyer-Money! Oh! it will cost
you just 5000 counsels fees. 1 thought you
were talking about the
NEARLY all of the young ladies of White
Cloud, Kansas, have signed solemn pledge
that. "God helping me-" they will henceforth
abstain from the use of gum and slang, and not
keep company with young men who use tobacco,
strong drink, or profane language.
MEDICAL RECORD Typhoid fever recently
developed at the Norristown Insane Asylum.
Like certain other medicinal measures, it killed
some, but it also cured several patients who had
suffered for some time from insanity. Erysipe-
las has been known to dc the same thing.
Mr. JOHN AMoRY GOODMAN, whose will in favor
of Mrs. Violet Campbell is being contested by
his widow, appended this genial legend to a let
ter written by his inamorata MAY every curse
that ever fell on woman fall on him or
her who reads this letter. except the author
me-"
A MYSTERIOUS correspondent of Labouchere
sends to the editor of London Truth two bags
containing 10, 900 new sixpences for distribution
among the poor children of the London work
houses. Labouchere says that he has not the
slightest notion who this is, and adds that he is
evidently a man of true charity, for he is
benevolent by stealth.
a POSTAGE Stamp Exchange and Mart is
shortly to be opened in Vienna. The Austrian
postofice sells annually 5000 forms worth of
stamps out of use to collectors. No less than
60. 600 forms worth of Eastern postage stamps
are exported every year from Vienna. Cards
of admission to the Postage Stamp Exchange
will on no conditions be delivered to collectors
under eighteen years of age.
PARIS is the place for novelists. The Petit
Journal has just announced two new feuilletons
one by Emile Richebourg and the otherby Xavier
de Montpin. The latter was formerly feuille-
tonist to the Petit Parisien, which gave him
e.. 600 for single story. The Petit Journal
has now it seems, bought him back. and both
he and NJ Richebourg will receive some
sum between g., coo and "a 600 for their stories.
French authors have certainly little to complain
of in newspaper publishers.
THERE is old judge up in Michigan who
believes that virtue is its reward. and is
contented to keep his court down to business
without any extra perquisites. A number of
lawyers recently Clipped in and purchased a
heightened cane, which. with the accompanying
Mandatory resolutions and extempore oratory.
was duly prepared, when the Judge quashed the
whole proceeding with the information that
they had better sell the cane and give the money
to the poor; that he did not think they should